Do you know, André, I sometimes think that you have no heart.' 'Presumably because I sometimes betray intelligence.

Rafael Sabatini
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The power to feel, be moved by other people’s emotions, and to understand them is an essential human quality. This is what makes us special. We are all different in the way we think, feel, and respond to things. But, when it comes down to it, we are still the same.

Source: Scaramouche

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